RF & Microwave Industry News

GSM EXPANSION CONTRACT FOR ALCATEL IN PAKISTAN

Alcatel has been awarded a new GSM mobile network expansion and modernization contract by Paktel Ltd. , the Pakistani incumbent owned by Millicom International Cellular (MIC). The multi-million Euro contract will be executed over three phases covering the four provinces of the country, building a network with around 1,400...
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EADS SPACE GOES DUTCH

The EADS SPACE group of companies has acquired Dutch Space BV , the largest space company in The Netherlands and a leading international space industry supplier. This transaction confirms EADS' leading role in the European space business as it now integrates space industry in five European countries. Dutch Space,...
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SUMMITEK AND TESTMART ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP

Summitek Instruments Inc. , a manufacturer of software products designed to automate spectrum management as well as S-parameter measurements, announced a new partnership agreement with TestMart Inc. TestMart, a marketplace operator and service provider for the test and measurement industry, will provide government marketplace services to better serve Summitek's...
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WIQUEST ANNOUNCES GIGABIT ULTRAWIDEBAND CHIPSET

WiQuest Communications , a fabless semiconductor company developing complete ultrawideband (UWB) solutions, announced the availability of its WQST110 and WQST101 chipset, the industry's first commercially-available, high performance silicon delivering wireless communication speeds up to one gigabit-per-second. Based on the WiMedia UWB physical layer (PHY) and media access controller (MAC)...
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Complete Transmit Solutions Using a Quad-band Tx/Rx Front-end Module with Integrated Power Control

Leaping ahead in the race to deliver more and more functionality and value to the handset maker, Skyworks Solutions has introduced the industry’s best transmit front-end solution (SKY77506) for GSM/GPRS segment. Two InGaP HBT power amplifiers (PA), a BiCMOS power controller and two PHEMT-based RF switches have been integrated...
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